Short Fiction

"Bobby the Mountain Climber"

Pedro Pablo Sachristán

     "Just as nearly always seemed to happen, misfortune returned in the form of cloud cover. But this time it was so light that he could still see the summit through the clouds. And so Bobby kept climbing, leaving the clouds behind, forgetting his pain, and finally arriving at the summit. It was certainly worth it. His feeling of triumph was incomparable; almost as magnificent as that wonderful view, resplendent in its silence, the mountain below surrounded by a dense sea of clouds. Bobby didn't remember the clouds being as thick as that, so he looked more closely at the sunglasses, and understood everything.

     Peeper had engraved a light image on the lenses, in the form of the snow-covered summit. It was made in such a way that you could only see it if you looked upwards. Peeper had understood that whenever Bobby lost sight of his objective, he would similarly lose sight of his dream, and his will to continue would wane.

     Bobby realised that the only obstacle to reaching the summit had been his own discouragement. When he could no longer see the top of the mountain, the problems had set in. He thanked Peeper for using that little trick to help him see that his aims were not impossible, and that they were still there, where they had always been."

 

 

...           In life you need hope, hope for you to achieve something and that will truly motivate you.  In my flash fiction I had two people involved with motivating one another just like this short story I chose. Peeper helped motivate Bobby to continue to climb that mountain by tricking his mind to do so. Bobby had lost sight of his objective and Peeper helped to motivate him so Bobby wouldn't give up. "Bobby lost sight of his objective, he would similarly lose sight of his dream, and his will to continue would wane." (2) Sometimes people just need a push to remember that their aims aren't impossible, and that they'll be there until you decided to fulfill them. In my flash fiction it was the two characters helping to motivate each other, whereas this short story there is one person helping the other achieve their goals...